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cherry-tree gum

/ˈtʃɛri triː ɡʌm/

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/ˈtʃɛri triː ɡʌm/informalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший термин для липкой смолы или сока, выделяемого вишнёвыми деревьями, который исторически использовался как натуральный клей или жевался как примитивная жвачка.

An old-fashioned term for the sticky resin or sap that exudes from cherry trees, often used historically as a natural adhesive or chewed as a primitive gum.

  1. Plant exudateC1formal

    A sticky, translucent substance that oozes from the bark of cherry trees, often used historically as a natural adhesive or in folk remedies.

    ruРастительный экссудат

    • Children used to collect cherry-tree gum from the trunk.
    • The gum from the cherry tree was once used as a simple glue.
    • In some folk traditions, cherry-tree gum was applied to minor cuts.